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The West African country of Burkina Faso has tested what observers say is a Chinese Sky Dragon 30 surface-to-air missile, in the latest sign that Chinese military equipment manufacturers are making inroads into the central Sahel state. In footage released by the Burkinabe president’s office on Tuesday, multiple missiles were fired from a mobile launch vehicle. A matching search radar vehicle also appeared in the video. The footage is part of a documentary series marking the fourth anniversary in...
Sudan’s brutal three-year war is being fueled by a transnational network of foreign companies, the United Nations said in a report on Thursday.
More than 75,000 people have been newly displaced within Chad’s Lake Province following a resurgence in Boko Haram attacks in recent months. That is the latest figure from the International Organization for Migration, which is providing emergency assistance to meet their most immediate needs. Most of these tens of thousands of people have fled the islands of Lake Chad, seeking safety in towns and villages further away from the island areas. FRANCE 24's Harold Girard reports.
In a video posted to social media on September 4, the Nepali #army announced it had rescued two workers trapped in a hydropower tunnel. The rescue brings hope of reaching over a dozen others thought to be trapped inside the tunnel. Both men were flown to a hospital in #Kathmandu. The floods killed more than 1,200 people, and over 5,000 are still missing.
Eight days after disastrous floods in Nepal, as the death toll continues to rise, survivors are left struggling to access basic necessities. The shortages are adding to the hardships of those living in temporary shelters after having lost homes and belongings. While some are focusing on ensuring food and medicine reach devastated areas, many are now left grappling with the psychological trauma of the disaster.
Over the past month, drone strikes have hit several parts of Ethiopia's Tigray region, sparking fears of a renewed war. The last conflict left an estimated 600,000 people dead, making it the deadliest conflict of the 21st century. As the region has not yet rebuilt or recovered from that damage, health experts are warning of the potential impact on patients if another war were to break out. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetty reports.
The Chinese general responsible for areas including Taiwan met for the first time with Admiral Samuel Paparo, the top US military commander in the Indo-Pacific, despite tensions building over the self-ruled democracy.
Taiwan’s cabinet approved a supplementary defence budget of NT$145.7 billion (US$4.6 billion) on Thursday, pushing the island’s total defence-related spending for this year above NT$1 trillion for the first time. The additional funding is expected to raise this year’s overall defence spending from 3.32 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to about 3.83 per cent, the highest level in decades. The supplementary budget, which still requires legislative approval, is aimed at plugging gaps left...
Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, and the U.S. and Australian militaries held an opening ceremony Wednesday for their joint command post exercise to be staged at multiple locations in Japan. The exercise, Yama Sakura, will involve about 5,200 GSDF members, some 1,100 U.S. Army and Marine Corps personnel, and roughly 200 Australian Army soldiers, according to th...